Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-29

10 tne general poIlfy OF receiving Immigrants
and making them welcome, a protest is ut
tered against the reception of paupers, the
| vicious, the nnbecill, the communist. and
polygamist, or others, who will be dangerous
to the peace and welfare of society, and it is
urged that congress pass such laws as shall
shut out this class OF immigrants as well as
contract labor in every form. The platform
closes the subject as follows:
| But while favOring every honorable and
practicable measure TO protect American
| labor against the evil effects of foreign
| immigration and competition, recognize also
| the dangers which menace it at home. and con-
| denim As hostile 70 its cause and As sIIbversive of
| its dignity and power the bold and persistent
usIrpatinn in many Of the states of its political
| rights and privileges The condition of the men
| who labor in the north can not be maintained or
| improved 50 long as the men who labor in the
south are wrongflly deprived of their rights and
| powers of American citizenship. Their labor
meets in close and immediate competition, and
neither can be degraded without striking at the
| prosperity and independence of the other Rec
| ognizing these plain truths We demand a free
ballot and fair count in all sections Of our coun-
| try. We demand it and will ever demand it as
the only source of justice TO the real producers of
prosperity and wealth, and the sole security of
the republic and its free institutions.
The other planks deprecate national strife
and divisions. but demand that what was
settled by the war shall stay settled, and
that congress shall supervise the elections of
| its members: demand sufficient duties on
wool and its manufactures as will protect the
American grower and generally denounce
the utterances of Secretary Manning and the
state Democratic convention on that subject
and on the tariff favor liberal pensions to
the veterans of the Union, adequate appro-
priations for improvement of waterways and
national aid to education, demanding, in case
the revenues are too large, that the tax be
taken off American grown tobacco as the
first step in reduction; demand that the pub
lie lands shall be held fer the people; con-
lemn the administration execution of the
civil service law, and demand further legis-
lation to prevent removals for partisan pur-
poses; sympathize with Irish home
rule; condemn the president for
vetoing pension bills and criticlse the
| language of some of his vetoeS are couched
III as manifesting an unfriendly spirit to the
VETERANS; declare the veto of the dependent
| pension bill unjust and unmerlted and, de-
mand the passage and approval of liberal
measures of the same tenor; ask legislation
| in congress to prevent an inventor from
maintaining action for infringement against
parties infringing on account of ignorance;
indorse Governor Foraker's action and ut
terances relating to the rebel flag incident
indorse the action of the last legislature re-
garding violations of the purity of the
ballot, and in the passage of the Daw law
| (which is heartily commended), and de-
nounce the frauds of the Democratic party
in Ohio favor legislation to secure to all
citizens of the state equal rates and privileges
in transportation
| The last resolution Is the Sherman indorse-
ment, as reported in these dispatches yester-
day
The whole platform was adopted unani-
mouSly-at any rate there were no dissenting
votes, the Blaine men making no effort for
the modification of the Sherman resolution
There were hearty cheers when the tariff
| plank and the Endorsement of Foraker were
read, and the reading of the last-the Sher-
man reSolutiOn-waS interrupted to permit
the convention to work off its surplus enthu-
slasm, which it did in a manner that must
| have been very gratifying to the senator.
| Cheer upon cheer was given, and the ap-
plau5e was kept up until the convention was
out of breath, and then the reading was CON
cluded
| The organization committee reported for
permanent chairman Senator Sherman, and
| his advance to the platform was signalized by
another. burst of applause As soon as be had
reached his place he proceeded briefly to
thank the convention for their confidence IN
| him He was listened to with close attention.
| He euiogized Foraker and declared the
latter deserved both his popularity and re-
nomination as he had fairly earned both
| He said: More than that he has prevented
a Democratic president from surrendering to
the Confederates the flags and banners they
| lost in the rebellion" He reviewed the work
Of the late Republican legislature, and COM
mended it highly, aud then discussed state
| questions also at some length. He com
mended the platform, especially the tariff,
paaper labor and imported labor planks and
emphasized the demand in the platform for
falrer congressional elections. The senator
closed by thanking in a most heartfelt man
| ner the convention for its unanimous in
| dorsement of him. and in this connection said
that while he knew that at present it was
| purely a matter of sentiment he valued the
action of the convention as though it insured
his election At the same time he recognized
| the fact that the question rested with the dis
| trlcts not merely of the state but of the coun-
| try He believed in the district rules just as
! he did in 1880, when that belief cut off all his
hopes of success.
| OF course the senator's remarks were ap-
plauded, and then the business of nominating
a state ticket was begun Governor Foraker
was given unanimous denomination, and
being called for spoke few words Of thanks
and in defense of his administration. While
he was speaking a salute of 100 guns was
being fired outside i'll honor of his renomina-
| ton.
Two ballots settled the Acknowledgements
ship and Capt Lyons, of Newark, got the
nomination. Judge Spear, of Trumbull, was
nominated fer supreme judge, long term, and
Judge B. F Diekman of Cleveland, for tbs
short term The ticket was completed a
| follows: Auditor of state, L. W Poe, treas
| urer, John c. Brown. attorney general, u
C. Watson; member board of public works, c
A. Flechenger.
This closed the business, and after the pas
sage OF the usual complimentary resolution
the convention ad journed sine die.
The abandonment at the last moment b.
the friends of Mr.. Blaine of their intended
opposition of the Endorsement of Senate
Sherman was due to the interference of som
OF Biaines heutenants in the east. This cal
be stated upon the most direct authority
4 After the COMMITTEES on platform had finall
decided to report the Grosvenor resolution
dispatches were received from the east by tn
leaders of the anti Sherman element sayin
that opposition on the floor of the conventio
would be ill-advised, and calculated to d
more harm than good to Blaine's interests
Z Thereupon it was decided to let the questio
!, 60 by default. ~